Filling the Gap: Biodiversity Survey to Increase Long-Term Forest Sustainability in Sheka Forest Key Biodiversity Area, Ethiopia

Produce an inventory of biodiversity at the Sheka Forest Biosphere Reserve Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) in Ethiopia, including checklists of birds, mammals and amphibians, and identify priority sites within the KBA for enhanced protection. Deliver training to five local community representatives in monitoring and identifying birds, mammals and amphibians, and in nature guiding. Establish a research center and construct a protocol that can be used for researchers and tourists to visit the biosphere reserve. Share results and information via meetings, websites and tour operators, and feed results into the biosphere reserve management plan.